I’m done with culinary school. I’ve taken my last final, deep cleaned the baking and pastry kitchen, gathered all the signatures necessary for my graduation, and worn my school-issued chef pants, jacket, hat and apron for the last time. My actual graduation ceremony isn’t until June, …

You might remember in my last post that I’m collaborating with OpenTable during Portland Dining Month. This year there are over 100 restaurants in the Portland area participating, bringing you a three-course meal for $29. My friend and I decided to check out Coppia, an Italian …

Portland is a hotbed of really, really good restaurants. No matter what you’re craving, I can pretty much guarantee there is a restaurant waiting to fill your stomach with all kinds of gastronomic masterpieces. I’m thinking about introducing a new section to this blog with …

I’m back! I absolutely meant to post an update about classes/life last week, but I had so many things going on, I didn’t have time to sit down and write up a blog post. However I’m taking a break from things this weekend, so here’s …

I had the privilege of meeting Bill Schonely on Monday night at the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Induction. For those of you not familiar with Mr. Schonely (or Mr. Rip City as he’s fondly referred to around here) he was the voice of the …